portly

英 [ˈpɔːtli]

美 [ˈpɔːrtli]

adj.  发福的; 发胖的

BNC.23027 / COCA.20110

牛津词典

adj.

• 发福的；发胖的
  rather fat

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （尤指男性）肥胖的，过胖的
  Aportlyperson, especially a man, is rather fat.
  1. ...a portly middle-aged man.
     一个胖胖的中年男人

英英释义

adj

• euphemisms for `fat'
  1. men are portly and women are stout
  Synonym:stout

双语例句

• There are five people in the hall, one of them being a portly city councillor.
  大厅里有五个人，其中一位是肥胖的市议员。
• He was tall and portly and walked with a slow stiff gait.
  他高大魁梧，步子缓慢坚定。
• The doctor was a portly gentleman in a suit of black, with strings at his knees, and stockings below them.
  博士是一位仪表堂堂的绅士，穿一套黑衣服，膝盖上有一根带子把下面的袜子系紧。
• A couple of centuries ago, no American was better known in Europe than a portly old man who wore his spectacles on the end of this nose.
  200年前，在欧洲最负盛名的美国人莫过于一个眼镜架在鼻尖上的、胖胖的老人了。
• The portly client puffed out his chest with an appearance of some little pride.
  这位矮胖的委托人挺起胸膛，显得有点骄傲的样子。
• Men are portly and women are stout.
  男人叫结实，女人叫丰满。
• A fine, portly, middle-aged gentleman with iron-gray hair;
  一位文雅、肥胖、满头铁灰色头发的中年绅士；
• The tunnels are now widened to accommodate portly Americans, and they are still a tight fit.
  如今，隧道已拓宽，好让大腹便便的美国游客得以通行，不过仍然感觉很紧。
• Geographical location had no bearing on the results: A portly neighbor had no effect, but a friend who gained weight and lived far away still appeared to raise the risk of obesity.
  地理位置对本结果无关：肥胖的邻居对此没有影响，但是一旦有超重的朋友并且居住的还很远仍然似乎增加肥胖的风险。
• How did he look, sir? Was he portly, bold, outspoken, and hearty?
  他看来怎样，先生？他是不是又魁梧、又豪放、又直爽、又精神饱满呢？